Importing Web Data Connectors in TSM Versions of Tableau Server

1. Host the WDC
Host the .html file of your WDC on a web server (internal or external) that is accessible via HTTP or HTTPS.

2. Add the WDC to Tableau Server’s Safe List
Use the following TSM command to whitelist the WDC and its required secondary domains:
tsm data-access web-data-connectors add \
--name "WDC Example" \
--url https://yourdomain.com:443/wdc/my_connector.html \
--secondary https://yourdomain.com/.*,https://apis.example.com/.*

• --url: The primary URL where the WDC is hosted.

• --secondary: Domains the connector communicates with (wildcards supported).
  
  Example of a command: tsm data-access web-data-connectors add --name "USGS Earthquakes" --url https://tableau.github.io:443/webdataconnector/Examples/html/earthquakeUSGS.html --secondary https://tableau.github.io/.*,https://earthquake.usgs.gov/.*,https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/.*,https://ajax.googleapis.com/.,https://connectors.tableau.com/.
  

3. Apply Changes
Run this command to apply changes and restart the server if required:
tsm pending-changes apply

Important Notes:

• Importing WDCs is no longer supported as of version 10.5.

• Tableau Server requires embedded credentials for scheduled refreshes via WDC.